On This Day

Monday, August 21, 1905

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	61	41	.598	--
White Sox	55	42	.567	3.5
Naps	58	45	.563	3.5
Highlanders	52	46	.531	7.0
Americans	50	47	.515	8.5
Tigers	50	55	.476	12.5
Senators	40	61	.396	20.5
Browns	37	66	.359	24.5

Games

Highlanders 5, White Sox 3

Senators 9, Naps 0

Naps 2, Senators 1

Americans 3, Tigers 0

Tigers 5, Americans 0

Athletics 4, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	77	32	.706	--
Pirates	69	42	.622	9.0
Cubs	63	48	.568	15.0
Phillies	61	48	.560	16.0
Reds	59	52	.532	19.0
Cardinals	42	71	.372	37.0
Beaneaters	38	75	.336	41.0
Superbas	34	75	.312	43.0

Games

Cubs 12, Superbas 2

Beaneaters 1, Cardinals 0

Giants 10, Pirates 2

Reds 5, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sam Crawford	4
2	Jesse Burkett	3
2	Frank Chance	3
2	Bill Coughlin	3
2	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	1
1	Joe Cassidy	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Kling	4
2	Frank Schulte	3
2	Jake Stahl	3
4	John Anderson	2
4	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Fultz	2
1	Danny Hoffman	2
3	Harry Bay	1
3	Jake Beckley	1
3	18 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tom Hughes	2.00
2	Andy Coakley	1.33
3	Irv Young	1.20
4	Bill Bernhard	1.00
5	2 tied	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bernhard	1
1	Jack Chesbro	1
1	Andy Coakley	1
1	Bob Ewing	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Andy Coakley	8
2	Bill Bernhard	6
2	Bob Ewing	6
2	Tom Hughes	6
2	4 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.369
2	Honus Wagner	.353
3	Frank Chance	.335
4	Mike Donlin	.333
5	Roy Thomas	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	7
2	Bill Dahlen	6
2	Fred Odwell	6
4	Sam Crawford	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	76
2	Sherry Magee	68
2	Cy Seymour	68
4	Honus Wagner	61
5	2 tied	57

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Maloney	46
2	Danny Hoffman	45
3	Art Devlin	37
3	Honus Wagner	37
5	Sherry Magee	36

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.91
2	Bob Wicker	1.98
3	Ed Reulbach	2.08
4	Christy Mathewson	2.33
5	Rube Waddell	2.49

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	21
1	Rube Waddell	21
3	Red Ames	17
3	Bob Ewing	17
3	4 others tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	234
2	Red Ames	161
3	Eddie Plank	156
4	Harry Howell	149
5	Cy Young	148

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Elliott	5
2	Hooks Wiltse	3
3	Jim Buchanan	2
3	Mike Lynch	2
3	Joe McGinnity	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Dunleavy	.444
2	George Davis	.406
3	Socks Seybold	.404
4	Ed Abbaticchio	.404
5	Frank Chance	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cozy Dolan	2
1	Fred Odwell	2
3	Ginger Beaumont	1
3	Dave Brain	1
3	19 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Kling	10
1	Fred Odwell	10
3	Emil Batch	9
3	Ben Koehler	9
5	4 tied	8

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Hoffman	14
2	Ed Abbaticchio	7
2	Sammy Strang	7
4	Harry Davis	6
4	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	0.55
2	Bill Bernhard	0.87
3	Ed Reulbach	1.25
4	Doc White	1.29
5	Sam Leever	1.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	4
2	Bill Bernhard	3
2	Andy Coakley	3
2	Bob Ewing	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	31
2	Tom Hughes	27
3	Eddie Plank	26
4	Christy Mathewson	21
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Buchanan	1
1	Claude Elliott	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	Jake Weimer	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.410
2	Cy Seymour	.404
3	Honus Wagner	.364
4	Lave Cross	.357
5	Jack Dunleavy	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hobe Ferris	3
1	Elmer Flick	3
3	Jimmy Collins	2
3	Harry Davis	2
3	5 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Odwell	20
2	Johnny Kling	16
2	Cy Seymour	16
4	Lave Cross	15
4	4 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Hoffman	16
2	Dave Fultz	14
3	Sam Mertes	11
4	Ed Abbaticchio	9
4	Sammy Strang	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	1.32
2	Bob Wicker	1.64
3	Ed Reulbach	1.89
4	Cy Young	1.89
5	Sam Leever	1.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	8
2	Bob Ewing	6
2	Tom Hughes	6
2	Christy Mathewson	6
2	Deacon Phillippe	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	75
2	Tom Hughes	53
3	Eddie Plank	48
4	Bob Ewing	45
4	Ed Reulbach	45

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Buchanan	1
1	Frank Corridon	1
1	Claude Elliott	1
1	Patsy Flaherty	1
1	7 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.361
2	Honus Wagner	.348
3	Willie Keeler	.328
4	Mike Donlin	.324
5	George Stone	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dahlen	7
1	Harry Davis	7
1	Patsy Dougherty	7
1	Sherry Magee	7
5	9 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	99
2	Sherry Magee	95
3	Bill Dahlen	81
4	Jimmy Collins	76
5	Cy Seymour	75

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	48
2	Danny Hoffman	47
3	Billy Maloney	46
4	Art Devlin	43
4	Sherry Magee	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.60
2	Addie Joss	2.04
3	Ed Reulbach	2.08
4	Cy Young	2.22
5	Christy Mathewson	2.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	31
2	Christy Mathewson	29
3	Bob Ewing	25
3	Eddie Plank	25
3	Rube Waddell	25

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	336
2	Red Ames	221
3	Cy Young	214
4	Eddie Plank	208
5	Harry Howell	194

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Elliott	5
2	Hooks Wiltse	3
3	Jim Buchanan	2
3	Mike Lynch	2
3	Joe McGinnity	2